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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 225, 5 October 1901, Page 3

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hww Pirootrra, Saturday, Octobbb 5. , BOTAIL PBICK Botchers' meal—Trices as lately advertised. Ikm and Dairy Prodooe—Milk, M per mart; Butter, dairy, 9d to lOd; separator. Is 31 par lb; cheese, 7d par lb; eggs, 8d 'per doc; fowls, Ss per pair; .docks, — per pair; lard, fld; bno6n,sd to 6d; hams, BdtoSdperlb. fruit. — Bananas, Sd per lb; cocoairate, 2d to 4d each; lemons, Is and Is 64 per doaen; oranges,ls to Is 61 per down; apples, 4d per lb. Vegetables.—Onions, Id, 2d pei lb; cab- > .bages, 2d each ; potatoes, 7s 6d per sack. , ; Breadstuffg.—Bread, 6d per 41b leal cash "or weekly payments; 7d booked. Firewood, from 8s to 12s per load Goal.—WestportCßrookdale), 425; Mokau, 38s ■*■"■'■* - Bone-dost (pore), £7los per ton. Plums, 4dto6dperlb. , BUYING PRICES. 1,1 Butter.—Bwt dairy, 8d to 9d; separator, ' Is per lb; oheese 4Jd and Sd per lb; ' eggs, 7d per dosea; fowls, 2s Gd per pair; docks, 3s per pair; bacon, 5d to 7Jd per lb; hams, Sd per lb; lard, 4d to 5d ; togas, 3d per lb. ■ ■

MR NBWXON KING'S WEEKLY AirenoN REPORT —_ ' lIS. NmreoH Kiho report* • ' At the Haymarket on Saturday a fair : number of p'l3l were snld. Blips made 4s 6d , to 8s; small «tore«, 9s to 16s 64; draught flolfc, £25; hecks. £4 to F6 10s . 'At the Mart fowls made Is iOd to 2s 3-1; , Dare bred do, 2s fid to 3s 7d; potatoes (<nferior), 4i fid to 6s. A large quantity of , . furniture and sondries was disposed of at bargain prices. ' On Tuesday I held » c'earing tale of farnrtnre on account of Mr N. Moloney, when there was a fair attendance, and ordinary prices were realised. Cattle.—A* Waiwakaibo on Tuesday there was a good entry of stock, the greater part being young cattle, for which there were several buyers present. The latter, however, were not inclined to operate at the hammer, and vendors reserves being firm most lines were passed in; after the sale, however,» (air amount cf business was done at price; on a par with late sales. Calves made J A 17s to L2 6s; jearlines, L2 9s to L2 12s 6d; yearling steers, L2 10s to L2 16s; 18-month steers, L 3 I* Jd; two-tear steers, L 4 ss; empty heifers, L 3 to L 3 16s 6d; springers. 14 Is to L 6; store cows L 3 2s 6d to L 3 10; «wes in lamb, 10s 6d. TIOKKR3 4 STEVENS' AUCTION REPORT. MBSBRS Viomrs & Stbybns report a " Rood entry at their Inglewood yards on Wednesday. C*lves made lis to 25", yearlings £2 'is to £2 15s, empty heifers £3 s«tn £3 14s springers £4 to £", fat rows £5 to £5 Bs, 2-year steers £4 2s 6d to £4 S*. bull* £1 5s to £2 10s. aged ewes in Jamb 9s 6d. BBWLEY & GRIFFITH'S SHARE BBPORT.

T sales, B buyers,3 seHers. There has been a moderate amount of business during «he past week, but io some re--sj6toaieMl»ailS>timFOwmeiit. Bans

of New Zealand are practically without change. Gas aivi insurance shares remain steady, and New Zealand Accident have sold at 1/2 7s 6d. The Auckland gold output has reached aim st record figures, chiefly owing to the Waihi p-o taction. As the time approaches for the completion of the Talisma-i Consolidated increased plant the sliares re hardening and have now reached 2Sls (id. MonowaU have also hardened lo s-iles, at 2s Bd. The desire to s.ell is still the leading feature of the dredging market, pirticalarly in Molyneux companies, which, with a rising river, csnnofc do anything very satisfactory till tha high river season is over. The returns from th-s West Coast show further improvement, a number being highly payable. | We are sellers of Bank of New Zealand j shares at 40s, and Sash and Door at £6, and ! as this company has recently pecured a large ; area of first-class bash, its shares have an added value, and with a 12J per cent dividend, are cheap at pres t prices. AUCKLAND BUTTER PRICES. (PBB PEBSS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, October 4. Wholesale dairy produce quotations', : Bufer: Fresh riairy, 8d per lb; second quality. 7d; separator, lOd; New Zealand Dairy Association, lid; Anchor brand, lid ; Acorn brand, lid; prima salt, 9Jd; secon-1 quality, salt, Bid. BUOKLAND AND SONS' WEEKLY AUCTION REPORT. (Special to Nbws) Auckland, October 3. Horses.—Heavy draughts sold from L 32 to L 56; medium, mares and fillies, L3O to L 3 4; good light harness and hacks, LIS to L 2 5; ordinary useful sorts, L 8 to Ll4. At Remuera, dairy cows fetched LS to L 6 15?; store steers, two to three yeirs, L 5 to L6los; yearlings, L2 15s to L 3 10s; dry cows, - IS 10s to L 4 ss. Beef— Steer, and heifers, 21s to 245; cows, 17s to 19s. Sheep—Heavy wethers, 17s to 20s; lighter, 13s 6d to 16s; ewes, 10s 6d to 16s ; spring lambs, 9s 6d to 15s 6d; ewes with lambs, 10s to 14s. Pigs sold lreely at good price*. • LONDON MARKETS. By Electric TsLEarAPH—Copyright. PBS PBBSB ASSOOIATIOH. London, October 2. , The total quantity of wheat and Hour afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,094,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,825,000 quarters: A Victorian cargo sold at 28s. Bank shares unchanged. At the wool sales competition is a little brisker. ~ Prices unchanged. , ';' Qopper, forward delivery, L 63155. Tin, spot, L 112; three months, L 109165. ; , Tallow,—At, the weekly sales 775,700 casks were offered arid - sold; mntton, fine, 33s 9d; medium, 80s; beef, fine, 32s 9d; medium, 29a 6d. London, October 4. At the wool sales to-day good merinos were very firm; faulties, slow; crossbreds unchanged. Ohaka clip sold at 10fd; Milieuwa, 7§d; Qreepfield, sfd. ; The American risible supply of wheat is estimated at 51,442,000 bushels. Tin.—Spot, £llO ss; three months, £IOB 10. ' Lead, Lll 17s 6d. Received 4, 11 p.m. London, October 4. Bank of England returns for the week:— ', Stock of gold coin and bullion, £36.081,000; • reserve, £25,386,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 48-61 per cent.; notes in circulation, £35,574,000; public deposits, £10,575.000; other deposits, £41.204.000, Government securities, £18,022,000; other securities, £27,158 000 Three months' bills are discounted at 2J- per cent. Consols are quoted at 93f. The_ following are the quotations for Colonial Government securities:—Victorian 4 per cents., lit; 3Jper cents., 104. New South Wales, 4 per cents., 113; $| per cents, 102$; 3 per cents, 99j. Bouth Australian, 3J per cents, 105; 3 per cents, 93. Queensland 4 per cents., 107J; 3| per cents., 102; 3 per cents, 91 f. New Zealand 4 per cents.; 112J; 3£ per cents, 108; 3 per cents., 97. Tasmanian 3£ per cents., 104. Wesrralian, 3Jpercenta., 102. Wheat nuvfcet dull, tending downward, Cargoes quiet; Victorian and South Australian October shipment, 23s 6d; afloat, 27s 9d to 28s 3d. Sugar, steady, German, 7s 6d; first mark, 9s 3d. Tia, firm. Spot, £ll2 16s; three months, £Uo2s6d, Copper, nominal. Spot, £64 15s; three months, L 64 10s. Lead, Lil 15s. Spelter, L1616s 3d. Bilver, 23 2 13-I6d per oz. At the wool sales to-day inferior selections were'offered and prices well maintained. r)eahopai,7fd; Acland, 7jd.

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